Maxioms by Abraham Lincoln
This is the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birthday of
Washington. We are met to celebrate this read more
This is the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birthday of
Washington. We are met to celebrate this day. Washington is the
mightiest name on earth--long since mightiest in the cause of
civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that
name an eulogy is expected. It can not be. To add brightness to
the sun or glory to the name of Washington is alike impossible.
Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name and in its
naked, deathless splendor leave it shining on.
It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and read more
I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord's side.
The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.
Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.
